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October 31—Lenin Plans to Lie Low—Says Reds Must Await
Another Chance When Soviet Regime Falls. (London,
A. P.)
November 23—State Department Gets News of Revolts All
Over Red Russia — Rumor Soviet Has Given Up—
Copenhagen Hears Lenin Has Agreed to Turn Power
Over to United Socialist Parties. (Washington Special,
quoting "advices to the State Department," and Copenhagen dispatch to Jewish Daily Forward.)
1920
January 26—Rumor of Moscow Revolt—Soviet Also Reported
to Have Moved to Tver Because of Plague. (Helsing-
fors, A. P.)
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PETROGRAD IN FANCY
The dispatches in the American press dealing with military
matters have been no more reliable. The impression sought
to be conveyed to the American people about the strength and
achievements of the Soviet Army may be gained by a survey
of the "news" about Petrograd since September, 1918, as it
appeared in the New York Times.
1918
September 12—Petrograd in Flames—City Prey to Massacre,
Pillage and Riots. (Washington dispatch.)
September 13—Petrograd in Revolt Against Bolsheviki—
Peasants Enter the City. (London, A. P.)
September 14—Fall of Petrograd Again Reported. (Paris,
Havas.)
September 20—Thieves Looting Petrograd—Refugees Say
City Is Entirely in Hands of Anarchists. (Stockholm,
A. P.)
Otober 23—Petrograd Sailors Rebel. (Stockholm, A. P.)
October 31—Great Massacre Planned by Reds—Wild Panic in
Petrograd. (Front page feature; Special from Harold
Williams.)
November 12—Petrograd Now Starving. (Stockholm special.)
November 24—New Massacres Begun by Reds in Starving
Petrograd. (Stockholm special: front page feature.)
December 7—Petrograd City of Horrors—Middle Class Reported Dying by Thousands.
December 13—Petrograd a Horror City. (Washington dispatch.)
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